The Black Press in the South, 1865-1979
300 pages. Originally published by Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, in 1983.
Review
"The Black Press in the South is a tour de force ... Both scholars and students will agree that this book represents a solid contribution as a guide to future research."
- Merline Pitre, The Journal of Southern History 50:4 (November 1984), 658-659.
Summary
The Black Press in the South provides an overview of black newspapers in twelve states. Topics include black Republicanism, race relations, business enterprise, the church, family, school, and social welfare. All of the essays detail the civil rights movement and advocacy for integration.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter One: Alabama
Allen Woodrow Jones
Chapter Two: Arkansas
Calvin Smith
Chapter Three: Florida
Jerrill H. Shofner
Chapter Four: Georgia
Alton Hornsby, Jr.
Chapter Five: Louisiana
Thomas J. Davis
Chapter Six: Mississippi
Julius Eric Thompson
Chapter Seven: Missouri
George Everett Slavens
Chapter Eight: North Carolina
Henry Lewis Suggs and Bernadine Moses Duncan
Chapter Nine: South Carolina
Theodore "Ted" Hemingway
Chapter Ten: Tennessee
Samuel Shannon
Chapter Eleven: Texas
James Smallwood
Chapter Twelve: Virginia
Henry Lewis Suggs
Conclusion
Bibliographical Essay
About the Editor
About the Contributors
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